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Egypt 1882-89, dated, two clasps, The Nile 1884-85, Abu Klea (890 Tpr. C.G. Smith 2nd Life Gds.), light pitting and contact marks, nearly very fine £550-750
Footnote: 890 Trooper Charles Grant Smith, enlisted in the 2nd Life Guards, March 1876; discharged, July 1886; died (suicide by shooting), November 1886.
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Egypt 1882-89, undated, two clasps, The Nile 1884-85, Abu Klea (1172. Tpr. W. Trown. 2nd. Life Gds.), edge bruise, nearly extremely fine £600-800
Footnote: 1172 Trooper William Trown, born Nottingham, 1861; enlisted in the Grenadier Guards, May 1880; transferred to the 2nd Life Guards, March 1882; served with the Regiment in Egypt from September 1884; died at Korli of enteric fever, 8.3.1885, after 4 years and 301 days with the Colours.
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Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, one clasp, Cape Colony (1502 Tpr. A. Lockyer 2nd L. Gds:), lacquered, good very fine £100-140
Footnote: 1502 Trooper A. Lockyer, taken Prisoner of War at Kleinfontein, 30.01.1900.
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Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, three clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (1758 Tr: R. Parsons. 2:L-Gds:), heavy contact marks, good fine £60-80
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Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, three clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein (1855 Tpr. J. Harris 2nd L.Gds.), nearly extremely fine £120-160
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Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, three clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein (1949 Tpr. J. Gosheron 2nd L. Gds:), heavily lacquered, suspension claw loose, very fine £120-160
Footnote: 1949 Corporal John Gosheron, born Shadwell, London, 1871; enlisted in the 2nd Life Guards, August 1894, having previously served for 4 years and 102 days in the 1st Royal Dragoons; served with the Regiment in South Africa, December 1899 to August 1900; promoted Corporal, 23.12.1901; discharged, 7.10.1902, after a further 8 years and 48 days with the Colours.
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Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, three clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein (1218 Tr: S. Norman 2:L-Gds:), good very fine £200-240
Footnote: 1218 Trooper S. Norman, died of disease at Spingfontein, 30.05.1900.
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Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, four clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Belfast (2128 Tr: H. Todd. 2:L-Gds:), edge bruising, polished, therefore fine, the reverse better £100-140
Footnote: 2128 Trooper Harry Todd, born Heathwaite, Lancashire, 1876; enlisted in the 2nd Life Guards, June 1898, having previously served in the Volunteers; served with the Regiment in South Africa, December 1899 to November 1900; discharged, 3.4.1911, after 12 years and 295 days with the Colours.
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Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, four clasps, Cape Colony, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen (2115 Tr. H. Carter. 2nd L. Gds.), traces of lacquer, nearly extremely fine £140-180
Footnote: 2115 Trooper Henry Carter, born Bristol, 1875; enlisted in the 2nd Life Guards, January 1898; served with the Regiment in South Africa, February to November 1900; promoted Corporal, 5.5.1904; discharged, 4.11.1904, after 6 years and 306 days with the Colours.
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Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, four clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Transvaal (1918 Tr. G. Taylor. 2:L-Gds), pawnbroker's mark to the reverse, minor edge nicks, good very fine £140-180
Footnote: 1918 Trooper George Taylor, born Maidstone, Kent, 1873; enlisted in the 2nd Life Guards, October 1893, having previously served in the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, East Kent Regiment; served with the Regiment in South Africa, December 1899 to November 1900; discharged, 18.10.1905, after 12 years with the Colours; in civilian life worked as a Prison Officer; died, Newport, Isle of Wight, 25.3.1940.
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Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, six clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen (2097 Tpr. G. Barrett. 2/L. Gds.), contact marks, very fine £140-180
Footnote: 2097 Trooper James Barrett, born Cornwall, 1875; enlisted in the 2nd Life Guards, October 1897; served with the Regiment in South Africa, December 1899 to November 1900 and January 1901 to August 1902; discharged, 20.10.1909, after 12 years with the Colours.
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Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, six clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen (1966 Tr: H. Smithson. 2:L-Gds), very fine, with silver top riband buckle £140-180
Footnote: 1966 Trooper Hugh Smithson, born Yatton, Bristol, 1874; enlisted in the Grenadier Guards, January 1885; transferred to the 2nd Life Guards, February 1895; served with the Regiment in South Africa, December 1899 to November 1900; discharged, 28.6.1909, after 14 years and 152 days with the Colours.
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1914 Star, with Bar (2630 Tpr. F. McKellar 2/Life Gds.), gilded, otherwise nearly extremely fine £100-140
Footnote: 2630 Trooper Frank McKellar served with the 2nd Life Guards during the Great War on the Western Front from 8.10.1914.
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Army Long Service & G.C., V.R. (223. Trooper T. Moses, 2nd Life Gds), pawnbroker's mark to the reverse, edge bruise, good very fine £100-140
Footnote: 223 Trooper Tom Moses, born Durham, 1838; enlisted in the 2nd Life Guards, October 1861; awarded Long Service & Good Conduct Medal, July 1880; discharged, October 1882, after 21 years and 13 days with the Colours.
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Pair: Band Master W. Frayling, 80th Foot South Africa 1877-78, one clasp, 1878 (2109 Bd. Mr. W.W. Frayling, 80th Foot.); Army Long Service & G.C., V.R. (2109. Bd. Mr. W.W. Frayling, 2d. Bn. S. Staff R.), darkly toned, edge bruising, very fine (2) £450-500
Footnote: 2109 Band Master William Walter Frayling, born Market Lavington, Wiltshire; enlisted Coldstream Guards, 1859; advanced Band Master, March 1873, and transferred to the 80th Foot in the same year (entitled to I.G.S. 1854-95 with 'Perak' clasp); discharged April 1887, after 28 years and 78 days with the Colours.
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A Superb and Rare 'Juba River 1893' Campaign Group of Five to Warrant Victualling Officer A. Johnson, Royal Navy Egypt 1882-89, undated, no clasp (A. Johnson, S.S. Asst. H.M.S. Albacore.); East and West Africa 1887-1900, one clasp, Juba River 1893 (A. Johnson, Sh. Stewd., H.M.S. Blanche.); British War Medal (Wt.V.O. A. Johnson. R.N.); Naval Long Service & G.C., V.R. (A. Johnson, Ship's Stewd, H.M.S. Impregnable.); Khedive's Star 1884-6, light pitting from Star in places, generally good very fine (5) £3,500-4,000
Footnote: 105744 Warrant Victualling Officer Alfred Johnson, born Stoke, Devon, 1862; joined Royal Navy as Ships Steward's Boy, 1878; service included in H.M.S. Albacore, February 1884-June 1887; H.M.S. Impregnable, August 1887-September 1890 and H.M.S. Blanche, December 1890-April 1894; 'Shore Pensioned', 2.9.1900; re-engaged for the Great War, and served as Warrant Victualling Officer R.N. Falmouth.
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A Rare 'Liwondi 1893' Pair to Chief Petty Officer H.W. Walker, Royal Navy East and West Africa 1887-1900, one clasp, Liwondi 1893 (H. Walker, C.P.O., H.M.S. Mosquito.); Naval Long Service & G.C., V.R. (H.W. Walker, Gr's Mte. H.M.S. Cockatrice.), darkly toned, light contact marks, otherwise generally very fine or better (2) £2,400-2,800
Footnote: 86146 Chief Petty Officer Henry William Walker, born Chelsea, London, 1858; joined the Royal Navy as Boy Second Class, 1874; service included in H.M.S. Cockatice, November 1885-November 1888, and H.M.S. Mosquito, January 1892-June 1893; 'Shore Pensioned' 7.9.1896.
Approximately 31 single 'Liwondi 1893' clasps were awarded to European naval officers and men from H.M. Ships Herald (15) and Mosquito (16).
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A Rare 'Liwondi 1893' Group of Three to Petty Officer G.E. Bird, Royal Navy East and West Africa 1887-1900, one clasp, Liwondi 1893 (G.E. Bird, A.B., H.M.S. Mosquito.); British War Medal (134379 G.E. Bird. P.O. R.N.); Naval Long Service & G.C., E.VII.R (G.E. Bird, Boatn. H.M. Coast Guard.), generally very fine, mounted as originally worn (3) £1,400-1,600
Footnote: 134379 Petty Officer George Edward Bird, born Skeffling, Yorkshire, 1870; joined the Royal Navy as Boy Second Class, 1885; service included in H.M.S. Mosquito, January 1892-April 1893; 'Pension' 21.5.1911; re-engaged for the Great War, and served at H.M.S. Pembroke, 2.8.1914-25.2.1919.
Bird's East and West Africa Medal was issued 18.1.1907.
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Four: Commander P. Harvey, Royal Navy East and West Africa 1887-1900, two clasps, Gambia 1894, Benin River 1894 (P. Harvey, Mid. R.N. H.M.S. Raleigh.); 1914-15 (Lt. Commr. P. Harvey, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Commr. P. Harvey. R.N.), good very fine (4) £600-800
Footnote: Commander Percy Harvey (1875-1922), joined the Royal Navy as Naval Cadet, 1888; advanced Midshipman, 1890; service included in H.M.S. Raleigh, October 1891-July 1894, when he 'served in the Naval Brigade landed by Rear-Admiral F.G.D. Bedford, C.B. from the Raleigh, Alecto, Magpie, Satellite and Widgeon at Bathurst on the River Gambia, West Coast of Africa, in February, 1894, in co-operation with two companies of the 1st West India Regiment' (The Naval Who's Who 1917, refers); he served in H.M.S. Widgeon for the expedition up the Benin River, August-September 1894; qualified as a Torpedo Officer; served on the staff of Rear-Admiral L.G. Tufnell, for special duty with the Greek Navy, April-October 1911; retired at own request the same year; re-engaged as Acting Commander for the Great War, and service included in H.M.S. Argonaut, and at H.M.S. Actaeon (as part of R.N. Torpedo School); reverted to Retired List as Torpedo Lieutenant 1st Class, 30.6.1919.
Approximately 42 'Benin River 1894' clasp awards to H.M.S. Widgeon.
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Pair: Sergeant A.L. Edwards, British South Africa Police Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, five clasps, Rhodesia, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill (980 Serjt: A.L. Edwards. B.S.A. Police.), unofficial rivets between 1st and 2nd clasps; King's South Africa 1901-02, two clasps (980 Serjt: A.L. Edwards. B.S.A. Police.), very fine (2) £200-240
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Pair: Private Illorin Imoru, Northern Nigeria Regiment Ashanti 1900, one clasp, Kumassi (1501 Pte. Illorin Imoru. W.A.F.F.); Africa General Service 1902-56, E.VII.R., two clasps, N. Nigeria, Aro 1901-1902 (1501 Pte. Imoru Illorin. [sic] N. Nigeria Regt), light contact marks, very fine or better (2) £450-550
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Five: Detective Sergeant C.D. Ramsey, British South Africa Police, Late Corporal, City of London Yeomanry 1914-15 Star (2801 Pte. C.D. Ramsey. C. Of Lond. Yeo.); British War and Victory Medals (2801 Cpl. C.D. Ramsey. C. Of Lond. Yeo.); War Medal; Colonial Police Long Service & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st 'Indiae: Imp:' type, with 25 Year Service Bar (2037 1st. Det. Sgt. C.D. Ramsey, B.S.A.P.), generally very fine, with riband bar (5) £280-320
Footnote: 2037 Detective Sergeant Charles D. Ramsey served during the Great War with the 1st City of London Yeomanry, in the Egyptian theatre of War, from 11.9.1915.
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Three: Corporal W.D. Sanderson, British South Africa Police, Late Royal Artillery British War and Victory Medals (W-5578 Dvr. W.D. Sanderson. R.A.); Army Long Service & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd 'Coronation Robes' type, with 'Southern Rhodesia' suspension (2201. Cpl. W.D. Sanderson.), generally very fine, and scarce, mounted as originally worn (3) £180-220
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South Africa 1834-53 (W. Coveney. 7th Dragn Gds.), suspension claw re-affixed, very fine £200-300
Footnote: Private William Coveney served with the 7th Dragoon Guards during the 2nd Kaffir War (1846-47).
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South Africa 1834-53 (J. Jansen. Cape Md. Riflemen.), suspension claw tightened, edge bruising, nearly very fine £140-180
Footnote: Two men of the name 'John Jansen' appear on the medal roll for the regiment.
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Ashantee 1873-74 (G.E. Sampson. Pte. R.M. H.M.S. Rattlesnake. 73-74), scratches to obverse, therefore very fine £180-220
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South Africa 1877-79, no clasp (J. Phillips. E.R. Artfr. H.M.S. "Boadicea".), suspension re-affixed, very fine £140-180
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The South African Campaign Medal to Private C. Hornbuckle, 1st Battalion, 24th Foot, Killed in Action at the Battle of Isandhlwana, 22.1.1879 South Africa 1877-79, one clasp, 1877-8-9 (1501. Pte. C. Hornbuckle. 1/24th Foot.), minor official correction to letter 'b', light scratches to obverse, good very fine £4,500-5,500
Footnote: 1501 Private Charles Hornbuckle, enlisted 1st Battalion, 24th Foot, 1868; re-engaged at Cape Town, 3.3.1875; served in 'H' Company at St. Helena, 1876-78; served with the battalion during the South African Campaign, 1877-79; killed in action at the Battle of Isandhlwana, 22.1.1879.
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Cape of Good Hope General Service 1880-97, one clasp, Basutoland (Pte. C. Durban. P.A.V.G.), good very fine £140-180
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East and West Africa 1887-1900, for Mwele 1895-6, no clasp (465 Sepoy Fazat Khan 24th Bo: Infy.), suspension slack, nearly very fine £70-90
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East and West Africa 1887-1900, for Mwele 1895-6, no clasp (528 Pte. Khuda Dad 26th Bo: Infy.), good very fine £80-120
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East and West Africa 1887-1900, one clasp (2), 1887-8 (2638. Pte. W. Blackwood. 1/W.I. Rgt.); 1892 (2177. Pte. S. Lyons. 1/W.I. R.), 1st suspension claw repinned, officially renamed, 2nd with top lugs, generally good very fine (2) £220-260
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East and West Africa 1887-1900, one clasp, Witu 1890 (Sub-Lieut. E.D. Ogilvie, R.N. H.M.S. Boadicea.), suspension mount slightly bent, nearly very fine £350-400
Footnote: Lieutenant Edward David Ogilvie (1867-1936), born Australia, 1867; joined Royal Navy as Midshipman, 1880; Acting Sub-Lieutenant, 1887; service included in H.M.S. Boadicea, 1890-1891; served as Acting Flag Lieutenant to Vice-Admiral Sir Edmund Fremantle, C-in-C. East Indies Station, August 1887-November 1890; during the latter period he served as Orderly Officer to Fremantle for the Witu 1891 Expedition, 17th-27th October 1890; he was Mentioned in Fremantle's Despatch for the expedition (London Gazette 6.1.1891), 'I should like to mention the names of Sub-Lieutenants Edward D. Ogilvie and Frederick W. Dean who acted as Orderly Officers to myself and Captain The Hon. A.G. Curzon-Howe respectively, both of whom were most zealous'; Lieutenant, January 1891; he went with Fremantle, when he was appointed C-in-C China Station 1892, and in 1895 he service was recognised by 'appreciation expressed at report of Japanese operations against Wei-hai-Wei, when he accompanied Japanese Army' (Service Papers refer); in April 1895, illness affected Ogilvie as Fremantle reported 'generally to my satisfaction, an intelligent officer & good signalman, occasionally worse for liquor recently, which I attribute to weakness after a severe attack of typhoid fever, & trust only temporary' (ibid); unfortunately the warning was not heeded, and on 16.7.1897 Ogilvie was court martialled and severely reprimanded due to his abuse of alcohol.
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East and West Africa 1887-1900, one clasp, 1891-2 (W.H. Furze, C.P.O., H.M.S. Racer.), suspension slack, good very fine £200-250
Footnote: 87402 Chief Petty Officer William Henry Furze, born Devon, 1859; joined the Royal Navy as Boy Second Class, 1874; service included in H.M.S. Racer, April 1891-September 1894; advanced Chief Petty Officer 1893; 'Shore Pensioned' 1897.
Approximately 89 '1891-2' clasp awards to H.M.S. Racer.
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East and West Africa 1887-1900, one clasp, Witu August 1893 (J. Barrett, A.B., H.M.S. Blanche.), pawn broker's mark to edge at 10 o'clock, very fine £200-250
Footnote: 144271 Petty Officer Second Class John Barrett (1872-1900), born Liverpool; joined Royal Navy as Boy Second Class, 1888; service included in H.M.S. Blanche, January 1891 - March 1894; advanced Petty Officer Second Class, 5.6.1900; Died '31.10.1900 on board S.S. Malta while on passage from Hong Kong to England from acute alcoholism followed by exhaustion and heart failure' (Service Papers refer).
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East and West Africa 1887-1900, one clasp, Liwondi 1893 (J. Wicks, Car. Mte., H.M.S. Herald.), light contact marks to obverse, otherwise good very fine £2,000-2,500
Footnote: 109400 Carpenter's Mate James Wicks, born Falmouth, Cornwall, 1864; joined the Royal Navy as Boy Second Class, 1879; advanced Carpenter's Mate, 1892; service included in H.M.S. Herald, November 1892-February 1894.
Approximately 31 single 'Liwondi 1893' clasps were awarded to European naval officers and men from H.M. Ships Herald (15) and Mosquito (16).
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East and West Africa 1887-1900, one clasp, Juba River 1893 (W. Bellamy, A.B., H.M.S. Blanche.), suspension slack, edge bruising, nearly very fine, rare £1,600-2,000
Footnote: 148380 Able Seaman William Bellamy, born Sherborne, Dorset, 1873; joined the Royal Navy as Boy Second Class, 1889; service included in H.M.S. Blanche, December 1890-March 1894; 'Shore Invalided', 6.11.1896.
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East and West Africa 1887-1900, one clasp, Lake Nyassa 1893 (W. Brown, LG. Sto., H.M.S. Pioneer.), partially officially renamed, extremely fine, rare £1,600-2,000
Footnote: 129545 Leading Stoker 1st Class William Brown, born Portsmouth, Hampshire, 1864; joined the Royal Navy as Stoker Second Class, 1884; service included in H.M.S. Pioneer, 19.8.1893-19.8.1894; he was 'Discharged Dead. 31.8.1894 at Blantyre of Black Fever while on passage to England' (Service Papers refer).
Approximately 29 single 'Lake Nyassa 1893' clasps were awarded to European naval officers and men from H.M. Ships Adventure (12) and Pioneer (17). The ships, built in Jarrow-on-Tyne, were sent out to Africa in sections, and hauled over 200 miles of virgin country to the edge of the lake where they were assembled for action.
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East and West Africa 1887-1900, one clasp, 1893-94 (559. Pte. E. Blackman. 1/W.I.R.), suspension slack, good very fine £200-240
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East and West Africa 1887-1900, one clasp, 1896-98 (3663 Pte. S. Keene, 2nd W. India Regt), lacquered, good very fine, scarce £220-260
Footnote: Authorised in 1900 for several minor expeditions in the northern part of the Gold Coast. Only issued to approximately 200 men of the the 2nd West India Regiment.
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East and West Africa 1887-1900, one clasp, Niger 1897 (1640. Pte. Abubakari Zozo R: Niger Constby.), minor official correction to rank, very fine £160-200
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East and West Africa 1887-1900, one clasp, Benin 1897 (H.J. Dorey, Cooper. H.M.S. St. George.), 1st 'r' double-struck, very fine £160-200
Footnote: 143724 Cooper Henry James Dorey, born Portsea, Hampshire, 1868; joined Royal Navy as Boy Second Class, 1887; service included in H.M.S. St. George, October 1894-February 1898; 'Shore Pensioned' 10.12.1909; re-engaged for the Great War, and service included at a number of shore establishments including H.M.S. Vernon; discharged 17.2.1919.
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East and West Africa 1887-1900, one clasp, 1897-98 (724 Pte. Awudu Bogobiri, Lagos Hausa Force), good very fine £140-180
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East and West Africa 1887-1900, one clasp, 1898 (1101 Pte. Mama II. 1st W.A.F. Force), good very fine £140-180
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East and West Africa 1887-1900, one clasp, Sierra Leone 1898-99 (16180 Gr: H. Hodges, R.G.A.), lacquered, very fine £200-250
Footnote: 16180 Gunner Henry Hodges, born Hereford; enlisted Royal Artillery, 1896; discharged 'Medically Unfit', 8.8.1900.
Approximately 85 'Sierra Leone 1898-99' clasp awards to the Royal Garrison Artillery.
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East and West Africa 1887-1900, one clasp, 1899 (788 Pte. Gambo Boshie. Niger C.P. Force), minor official correction to unit, good very fine £140-180
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East and West Africa 1887-1900, one clasp, 1900 (704 Pte. Mamadu Kago. 2nd N. Nigeria Regt.), good very fine £160-200
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East and West Africa 1887-1900, two clasps, 1891-2, Benin 1897 (G. Skinner, Sto. H.M.S. Thrush.), darkly toned, contact marks to obverse, minor edge bruising, therefore very fine £350-400
Footnote: 125242 Stoker Petty Officer George Skinner, born Erith, Kent, 1864; joined the Royal Navy as Stoker Second Class, 1893; service included in H.M.S. Thrush, August 1891 - December 1893, and H.M.S. Theseus, January 1896 - July 1897; 'Shore Pensioned' 5.10.1904; re-engaged for the Great War, and served at H.M.S. Pembroke II, 2.8.1914-11.8.1915.
Approximately 42 '1891-2' clasp awards to H.M.S. Thrush
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East and West Africa 1887-1900, three clasps, Gambia 1894, Benin River 1894, Brass River 1895 (C.R. Blore, LG. Sean., H.M.S. Widgeon.), 'w' double-struck, very fine £500-600
Footnote: 131309 Chief Petty Officer Charles Robert Blore, born Shrewsbury, Shropshire, 1869; joined Royal Navy as Boy Second Class, 1885; September 1893 - November 1896; advanced Chief Petty Officer, 10.2.1905; 'Shore Pensioned' 28.9.1909; re-engaged for the Great War, and service included in H.M.S. Doris, 21.1.1917-11.10.1918, and at H.M.S. Dufferin (Bombay Depot), 13.10.1918-31.12.1918; discharged 23.6.1919.
Approximately 40 'Gambia 1894' clasp awards to H.M.S. Widgeon; 42 'Benin River 1894' clasp awards to H.M.S Widgeon and 71 'Brass River 1895' clasp awards to H.M.S. Widgeon.
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Central Africa 1891-98, one clasp, Central Africa 1894-98 (177 Pte. Benjamin. B.C.A. Rifles.), remnants of lacquer, very fine £600-800
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